on 8 March as his partner gave birth to their first child on 7 March. On 3 May, At the club's annual awards ceremony, Pearce finished runner up to winner Ross McCormack in the Fans Player Of The Year award. After the sale of club captain Ross McCormack, on 9 August 2014, Pearce was named as the new club Captain against Millwall. In November 2014, Pearce was replaced as captain by Stephen Warnock, with Warnock replaced as captain by Liam Cooper following his sale to Derby County in January 2015. Wigan Athletic On 30 January 2015, Pearce signed for Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £300,000, on a "long-term" contract. Charlton Athletic On 4 August 2016, Pearce joined League One club Charlton Athletic on an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 3–0 win over Gillingham on 17 April 2017. On 22 June 2021, Pearce extended his contract at the club for a further year. On 10 May 2022, it was confirmed that Pearce would leave Charlton Athletic as a player when his contract expired. He was, however, offered a contract in a non-playing capacity. On 17 June 2022, it was confirmed that Pearce had retired and taken up the role of U18s Academy Coach. Career statistics Honours Wigan Athletic League One: 2015–16 Charlton Athletic League One play-offs: 2018–19 Individual AFC Bournemouth Player of the Year: 2010–11 Portsmouth Player of the Year: 2011–12 References External links 1987 births Living people Footballers from Hillingdon English footballers Association football defenders Portsmouth F.C. players Bognor Regis Town F.C. players Woking F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Leeds United F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff